pending

Definition

  • preposition: while waiting for (something)
  • preposition: while awaiting
  • synonyms: at issue, awaiting, beetle

Examples

  • She received a four-year sentence and is currently out on bail 'pending' appeal.

  • the company's 'pending' [='impending'] move to a new location

  • There are lawsuits 'pending' against the company.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) You're also gonna want one of these. Thanks. Mythical box sealer? You wound me. Truly, I am wounded. I hold in my hands a Matter Eliminator. Trademark pending. Anything you outline with this... Not in here. Will disappear. Gone. Instant hole. "Demi-Google Luke," he said. (..)
    2013 Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters